The Banter Long Read: As if we needed a reminder about how racist America is, this past week the nation freaked out over mostly black athletes peacefully and quietly taking a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality. This has once again reinforced the unspoken ...read more

Vladimir Putin took the oath as Russia's president today with a ringing appeal for unity at the start of a six-year term in which he faces growing dissent, economic problems and bitter political rivalries. Putin, 59, was sworn in with his right hand resting on the Russian ...read more

The dichotomy between the treatment of the 'Occupy Wall St' movement and the previous Tea Party protests is truly astonishing. It just goes to show how corrupt the state has become - a blunt reminder that the government no longer works for the people but for corporate power and ...read more

The massive protests going on around the country and now the world are a sign that people have well and truly had enough of the deeply corrupt monetary system that benefits an extremely small minority of the population. The protesters refer to themselves as 'The 99%' - an ...read more

The protests taking place on Wall St and around the country are snowballing into something far, far more serious than previously thought. Just take a look at the photo below: Chez Pazienza sums it up: It's more than just a bunch of "deluded kids" now. It's the ...read more

Oliver Willis on the Wall St protesters inability to dress seriously: If you dress up like a dope-smoking hobo, expect to be treated like one and not be taken seriously. Get a haircut. Wear a nice shirt. Carry a sign with a message that makes some kind of sense to an average ...read more